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Paddock Wood Half Marathon
The Paddock Wood Half Marathon is an annual road running event held in Paddock Wood, Kent, United Kingdom. It was first run in 1989 and has taken place every year except 2001 when the race was canceled due to the UK outbreak of Foot-and-mouth disease. The 2020 edition of the race was originally due to talk place on Sunday 6 April, due to the Coronavirus disease 2019, Covid-19 Pandemic, the decision was taken to postpone the event in March, with Sunday 6 September 2020 as the rescheduled date. The race is organised by Paddock Wood AC. Past winners References External links * {{European half marathons Half marathons in the United Kingdom Recurring sporting events established in 1990 1990 establishments in England Sport in Kent Paddock Wood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddock Wood
Paddock Wood is a town and civil parish in the borough of Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England, about southwest of Maidstone. At the 2001 Census it had a population of 8,263, falling marginally to 8,253 at the 2011 Census. Paddock Wood is a centre for Hops, hop growing. History Paddock Wood developed as a settlement during the second half of the 19th century as a result of the local hops industry. By 1900 it was a local transport hub with three railway lines at the railway station. Government Paddock Wood has three tiers of local government: parish, borough and county. Borough council Since 1974 Paddock Wood has formed part of the Tunbridge Wells (borough), Borough of Tunbridge Wells. The borough is governed by a 48-member council. The town elects 4 borough councillors, with 2 each for the Paddock Wood East and Paddock Wood West wards. As of July 2022, one is a member of the Labour Party (UK), Labour Party, one is a member of local action group Tunbridge Wells Alliance, and two are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
